Life Update - Mom's moved out/ Music :)

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I feel like my blogs have all pretty well been mom related... Well, that's because she is a huge part of my life. So, I'll start with an update on mom!... She's currently living in a home now! Being out of ours is a good thing, on all fronts! No regrets in how we did things the last 2.5 years, but this has already been such a relief! It's difficult living with your mother as an adult, especially playing caretaker; and it was also hard on her too (of course). Our relationship has improved, and it's nice to miss each other. I look forward to our visits and helping where I can. I am thankful for the good home she is in.

Band update: We are playing lots of gigs lately as "The Wright Laws"- I HAVE MY OWN BAND (how cool, right?!) Actually, I am currently writing this at 1:50 in the morning after playing a gig in Edmonton with the guys... It's not always easy going to bed the second you get home from playing music... So here I am, writing a blog, since it's been months since I last did.

I am really looking forward to some of the upcoming shows we have going on. A couple summers back, I played at the Willows Music Festival alone, and so returning with my band next friday will be so awesome. I love experiencing these 'full circle moments' that seem to be happening often lately. When I look over my circumstances, it's easy to see where I still need improvement.. But if I choose to give myself grace, I love seeing how far I've come, in really not that much time. Since pushing myself to do the uncomfortable, scary things (like singing in front of people)- it's sure paid off!

I really can't believe I am doing what I love now, and getting PAID for it! I am blessed with wonderful guys in my band (Dale, Todd and the most recent member, Van). I truly hit the jackpot with each of them and they've helped excellerate my confidence musically like no other.

Last weekend came up on a year of my husband and I being married... Pretty amazing. Crazy to think how fast a year flies by. I am truly proud of us when I think of all the work that went into planning such an extraordinary day and memory to last a lifetime for ourselves, as well as our friends and family on our own property.

I planted a huge garden this year with help from my girlfriend, Kat. It'll be awesome harvesting together, preserving, and I am grateful to have other green thumb's to learn from. I am thankful for my upbringing being on my grandparent's farm, where I was surrounded by family who found joy in a hard day's work at home. I find it so satisfying showering dirt off my body after being in the garden barefoot for hours. My grandma taught me to improve what you can, and tend to your own garden. Everything I overlooked as a child and wanted differently, I am finding as I get older, I really appreciate so much. It's funny how much our perspective changes the more life experience we get under our belt's.

Things I'm currently longing for/ feel I need to make priority as this time:

Walks in nature, journaling, reading books, drinking more tea instead of coffee, foraging, eating from our garden, cooking more, telling my loved ones I love them as much as possible/ being closer to friends and family (checking in often), singing for elderly, giving back to community, prayer, being happy in the "now", dancing daily at home til I work up a sweat, keeping organized, top to bottom clean of the basement (even though that's a winter job... all I want to be is outside in the summer doing yard work), practicing songs and writing, more studio recording.....

All in all, I am very thankful to be alive, and for all accomplishments thus far. It's funny, not that long ago I used to be so focused on not feeling like I was "enough", because I didn't have some college degree or a "career" type job... But from following my heart, by firstly, moving mom in, has lead me down this beautiful path of doing what I love now (music), and has brought the most amazing people into my life!

#grateful

Love, Jas

Goodnight